A virus the media should be talking about
It’s hard to deny that viruses have been a topic of much discussion and media focus over the last several decades, with COVID-19 most recently, Zika, Ebola and H1N1 in the past, and certainly the flu emerges as a hot topic every fall. But there’s another MUCH more prevalent virus than any of those that is affecting up to 95 percent of Americans, but the mainstream media is completely mum on the subject! It’s...
Tired? Joint aches? It could be Lyme disease!
I would like to sincerely thank all of you for the incredible number of responses I received to Wednesday’s blog asking for your questions and topic requests! After all, this blog is for you—so I’m happy to know what you want to hear about or are concerned about. One comment that jumped right out at me immediately, especially this time of year, was a reader (Katherine) asking about Lyme disease. Even though Lyme disease...
Rates of this disease are exploding—but no one’s talking about it!
I just did a search on the CDC’s website for disease statistics and noticed a huge gaping hole in their disease statistic reporting. As you would expect, heart disease continues to claim its top spot on the mortality chart, with about 650,000 deaths in 2017 (the most recent data year). Cancer remains number two, with 600,000 deaths. The list continues with accidents at 170,000 and lower respiratory diseases causing 160,000 deaths. But there is another...
A rising cause of obesity, autoimmune disease & more
It shouldn’t be this way, but as a nation we have seriously screwed up something that should be relatively straightforward. FOOD! Food simply isn’t food anymore. Plus, one day you can read a study that says a certain food is bad, and the next day another study that says it’s healthy! So naturally people don’t know what to eat anymore, and when they ask me for advice, the simplest way I can put it...
Promising hope for IBD sufferers
Although advances in medicine are being trumpeted every day, there’s not much to celebrate—because as a nation we’re getting sicker and sicker, and that includes our children!
And one type of disease that has been growing exponentially over the last few decades and is affecting young and old alike is autoimmune diseases.
9 out of 10 people have this virus and don’t know it
It may be an unsettling thought, but 95 percent of Americans have a sneaky virus that in best cases lies dormant and doesn’t cause much of a problem…but in others, well, it’s quite a different story and can spell disease and death.
I’m talking about Epstein-Barr virus.
Here’s what you need to know about this sly virus that may be affecting you more than you realize.